Nose-clip for eyeglasses.



No. 741,342. PATBNTED OUT. 20, 1903.

P.- G. SCHMIDT.

NOSE CLIP FOR EYEGLASSES.-

APPLIOATIOI}? FILED MAY 29, 1896. NO MODEL.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR:

By his Attorneys,

Patented October 20, 1903.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

FRITZ G. SCHMIDT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NOSE-CLIP FOR EYEGLASSES.

SPECIFICATION. forming part of Letters Patent No. 741,842, dated, Qtober 20, 1903.

Application filed May 29, 1896. Serial No. 593,568. (No model.) I

This invention relates to eyeglasses and.

other devices, as spectacles, for example, and has special reference tonose clips or pieces for use in attaching such devices on or supportingthem from the nose.

Heretofore many devices have been employed to the end of facilitatingsupport of eyeglasses from the bridge of the nose. In addition to theusual single clip in the plane of the lenses, which has been bent to fitthe corresponding portion of the nose of the user, a second or inwardparallel piece rigidly connected to the outer piece and permanentlyadjusted at the outset to fit the corresponding portion of the nose hasbeen used with great success. Such a construction is shown in my formerLetters Patent, No. 483,812, granted October 4, 1892. In some instancesthe peculiar conformation of the bridge of the nose renders itdifficult, if not impossible, to so fit any of the present constructionsof clips that they will comfortably and securely support the glasses,and in other cases it is found impracticable with the presentconstructions to comfortably or securely hold the glasses in any ofseveral positions to meet the desires of many users to change theinclination or position of the glasses, as is found desirable withvarying conditions of use or for purposes of resting the eyes or ofrelieving the portions of the nose on which the glasses are supported.To provide for these changes, a single pivoted or com pensating rest hasbeen used instead of the usual rigid rest.

My present invention aims to provide an improved nose-guard which can bereadily fitted to the nose, which will automatically adjust itself toany position thereon, which can be easily applied, comfortably worn onand readily removed from the nose without requiring the exercise of morecare or unusual manipulation in applying or removing it, and which shallbe simple, cheap, and convenient and not exceed in dimensions the spacerequired for the ordinary clips at present employed.

In the accompanying drawings, which show the preferred form of myinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of eyeglassesprovided with my improved nose-clip. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of theimproved clip. Fig. 8 is an inner face view thereof. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of the clip looking from the opposite side to that taken inFig. 2. Fig. 5 is an outside elevation of the clip, and Fig. 6 is a planview thereof.

. Referring to the drawings, I will now describe in detail the preferredform of my invention as therein shown.

Let A represent the lenses, 13 the spring, and C the posts constitutingthe essential or characteristic features of eyeglasses of the charactershown. The lenses shown are frameless, the posts being clamped theretoby screws a and having at their adjacent ends socketed heads I),receiving the ends of the spring B and the ends of the usual noserestsD, both being fastened in place by screws 0 or in any other suitablemanner.

As thus far described, the parts are of wellknown construction, and inlieu thereof any other construction of eyeglass, spectacle, or analogousdevices may be used without ma: terially affecting my present invention.

The nose-rest D shown is in its general features of ordinaryconstruction, consisting of a substantially straight metal strip (1,carrying on its outer face a bearing-piece, as a cushion or shell 6,which may extend in any direction, that shown extending downward in theplane of the adjacent lenses and slightly curved to meet therequirements of use.

According to the preferred form of my present invention I provide a.nose-clip consisting of two differential rests, the one the rigid restD, and the other a movable rest E, which is preferably auxiliary to andinwardly of the usual rest D and is swiveled oryieldingly or movablymounted relatively thereto, so that it can automatically adapt itself tothe surfaces it is to grasp. As shown, this rest E consists of anelongated strip of metal f, of greater length than and extending aboveand below the rest D, and a correspondinglyshaped holding-piece, as ashell or cushion g, the metal f being preferably capable of distortionto permanently adjust it to a certain contour, and the face g beingadapted to conform to the contour of the metal f, as is usual inordinary clips. The rest E is carried bya suitable support F, which issuitably connected to the glasses, as by rigidly connecting its one endh to the back of the plate 01 by soldering, riveting, conformingitintegral therewith, or in any other suitable manner, and carries therest E at its other end, so that the latter is capable of the desiredmovement. Preferably the support F is an arm having a certain elasticityand also capable of permanent distortion, so that it can be bent ortwisted to bring its free end to the desired point and will in useelastically resist displacement from this position.

The movable connection between the support F and rest E ispreferably aswivel connection, so that the latter can oscillate on an axissubstantially at right angles to the direction of its length andconsiderably in rear of its holding-face. This connection is best madeby forming the arm F with a projecting pin or stud t, passing through aneyein a rearwardly-bent ear j, formed integral with o'r suitablyconnected to the strip f, and then or twisted, as circumstances require.

riveting or otherwise suitably fastening the pin in this eye in suchmanner that a proper working connection shall be made. Preferably thearm has a square shoulder 76, against which the inner face of the earbears, and the ear is of sufficient length to permit of its flexure forthe purpose of adjusting the inclination of the rest E relatively to thearm. The ear when disposed at the inner side of the rest E may be somesmall distance inwardly of the inner edge thereof, thus providing alength of metal between the usual rest D and the inner rest for theextension of the arm F sufficiently to give abundant room for elasticityof the latter and for twisting or bending it to give it its initialadjustment.

The rests D and E are shown as parallel in their vertical extension; buteither may be adjusted in this respect to obtain any inclination, andeither may be bent longitudinally The rest E is shown as capable of anextensive rocking or oscillatory movement, this being limited by theupper and lower edges of the arm F, which in this respect act as stops.

In use, with the construction shown, when outerand inner rests are bothemployed each will be adapted to best perform its particular function byproperly adjusting each and correspondingly adjusting the arm for theinner rest. When-thus adjusted, the glasses can be applied to the nosein the normal position and will be comfortably and securely heldthereon. WVhen it is desired to place the glasses upon the nose in theusual position or in other than the normal position, the movable restswill adjust themselves to suit the conformation of the surfaces againstwhich they then bear.

This adjustment may take place by the oscillating of these rests alone,by the yielding of the arms alone, or by both means. The inward 'rest isshown as disposed somewhat inwardly of the lenses, so that it is in theposition to insure meeting a suitable point for grasping the nose of theuser, and still it is not of such inward projection to give an unusualdepth to the glasses nor to render them clumsy. Its extreme thinness andthe slender and compact construction of the parts will avoid anyunpleasant or noticeable effeet when the rest is used, and its movability will insure an equalization of the bearing pressure throughout thelength of this rest,

so that any undue or painful pressure at any particular point in itslength need not occur.

It will be seen that my invention provides improvements which can bereadily and advantageously availed of, and it will be understood thatthe invention is not limited to the particular use nor to the particulardetails of construction, arrangement, combina tion, or operation setforth and shown as constituting the preferred form of the invention,since the improvements can be employed in whole orin part according tosuch modifications as circumstances or the judgment of those skilled inthe art may dictate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is 1. An attachment for eyeglasses consisting of a clamping-arm adapted to be secured to the frame of the glasses, one edge ofwhich, intermediate its ends, is provided with a flat projecting arm,the outer etid of which is provided with a shoulder at each edge and anaxle between the shoulders, a plate, one edge of which is provided witha perforated lug bent at an angle thereto and adapted to fit the axle,and means for securing the lug on the axle, with the main portion of theplate adjacent to, and adapted to rock in a plane at right angles tosaid arm.

2. In an eyeglass, the combination, with the frame, provided withclamping-blocks and the bridge, of a clamping-arm secured on each block,one edge of said arm, intermediate its ends, being provided with a flatarm, the outer end of the arm having a shoulder at each edge and anangle between the shoulders, a plate, one edge of which is provided withaperforated lug which is adapted to fit on said axle, with the mainportion of the plate adjacent to and adapted to rock in a plane at rightangles to the flat arm, and a rivet on the end of the axle.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRITZ SCHlVIIDT.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. FRASER, THOMAS F. WALLACE.

